The Mechanical universe-- and beyond

Part I : The mechanical universe, programs 13-16

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The Mechanical universe-- and beyond
David L. Goodstein
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The Mechanical universe-- and beyond

Part I : The mechanical universe, programs 13-16

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Program 13 deals with the law of physics which states that energy is neither created nor destroyed. Program 14 deals with potential energy and the powerful model that this concept has become for understanding why the world has worked the same way since the beginning of time. Program 15 likens the universe to a perpetual clock and applies the principle of conservation of momentum to explain why the universe continues to operate. The same principle is also applied to an analysis of collisions. Program 16 explains that the restoring force and inertia of any stable mechanical system causes objects to execute simple harmonic motion. Uses computer animation sequences, historical reenactments, and close-up photography of experiments.

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Annenberg/CPB
Language
English
Pages
120

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Table of Contents

Conservation of energy (30 min.)
Potential energy (30 min.)
Conservation of momentum (30 min.)
Harmonic motion (30 min.

Edition Notes

An Annenberg/CPB project.

Pt. of a two-semester television course.

Videodisc release of the original television program: The mechanical universe.

Animated graphics, Jim Blinn ; story editor, Jack Arnold ; consultants, Dave A. Campbell, Judith Goodstein.

Host, David Goodstein.

College students and adults.

DVD.

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S. Burlington, VT
Series
SCI 100a (NU course)
Other Titles
Mechanical universe (Television program), Conservation of energy., Potential energy., Conservation of momentum., Harmonic motion.

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Format
[videorecording] /
Pagination
1 videodisc (120 min.)
Number of pages
120

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL47075790M
OCLC/WorldCat
54833137

Work Description

Program 27 looks at electricity, magnetism, and the twentieth century discoveries of relativity and quantum mechanics. Program 28 looks at Coulomb's law and the principles of static electricity. Program 29 deals with Michael Faraday's contribution to the modern idea of the field of force. Also covers electric fields of static charges, Gauss's law, and the conservation of flux. Program 30 discusses Benjamin Franklin's theory of the Leyden jar and his invention of the parallel plate capacitor. Also covers electrical potential, the potential of charged conductors, equipotentials, and capacitance. Uses computer animation sequences, historical reenactments, and close-up photography of experiments.

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